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Tech Market & VC news — Tuesday 06 October 2026

106 stories from 10 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.

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  1. The world’s smartest AI companies find Australian copyright a bit too hard to get their heads around
    AUStartupDaily (AU)

    Big AI wants Australian work without copyright headaches.

  2. How to find out if Amazon thinks you have ‘flat buttocks’
    USTechCrunch

    "I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless," one shopper wrote on Threads.

  3. Apple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell
    USTechCrunch

    Apple appears poised to push into the smart home market with a slate of new devices and a key partner.

  4. ‘Incentivised to as early as possible’: the government’s tax changes are pushing startup talent offshore
    AUStartupDaily (AU)

    Australia’s tax mess is nudging startups and talent offshore before growth makes escape costly.

  5. Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product
    USTechCrunch

    Instead of helping marketers manage and optimize ad spend, the company is focusing on building the tools that generate the creative assets and campaigns.

  6. GAMING: Kiwi studio Black Salt Games on the success of Dredge and and what’s next
    AUStartupDaily (AU)

    How Black Salt Games is growing while still staying true to what made Dredge a success.

  7. Silicon Valley’s AI wunderkind launches Underdog, the most private Instinct/Muse competitor yet
    USTechCrunch

    Sigil Wen, backed by a Silicon Valley who's who, has built an on-device AI assistant that promises to be free, fully private, and capable for everyday tasks.

  8. How AI decision models could change content moderation
    USTechCrunch

    On Tuesday, Musubi announced a lightweight decision model made for real-time moderation called PolicyLM-1.7B, released with open weights.

  9. AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO
    USTechCrunch

    Nvidia-backed Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation ahead of a planned 2027 IPO, led by Coatue and Blackstone.

  10. The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in
    USTechCrunch

    Personal AI agents promise to shop, book flights, and make reservations for you. But deliberate blocks and anti-bot defenses are getting in the way, leaving consumers caught in the middle. A new standard aims to help.

  11. Glovo names Reni Onafeko as new Nigeria country managing director
    NGTechCabal (Africa)

    Glovo, the global on-demand delivery platform, has appointed Reni Onafeko as its new Country Managing Director for Nigeria, replacing Lamide Akinola, who stepped down after more than three years in the role. Onafeko, who has steered…

  12. CEO Interview: Helena Bioinformatics
    USCB Insights

    Vladimir Mitev , Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Helena Bioinformatics , tells CB Insights how they view the market, customer needs, and their company. How do you define your market and where does your company fit into that space? Want to…

  13. Hark releases an AI personal assistant with a focus on privacy
    USTechCrunch

    The AI lab's personal assistant is an operating system from the future designed to compete with Muse, Dots, and Instinct.

  14. CEO Interview: Lyzr
    USCB Insights

    Siva Surendira , Chief Executive Officer of Lyzr , tells CB Insights how they view the market, customer needs, and their company. How do you define your market and where does your company fit into that space? Want to see more research?…

  15. South Korea’s bank hacks offer a warning about AI-powered cyberattacks
    USFast Company Tech

    Some of South Korea’s biggest banks have been hacked with the assistance of an artificial intelligence agent, opening up a new front in the AI and cybersecurity worlds. Officials say at least seven financial firms were included in the…

  16. Crypto accelerator Alliance invests $500,000 in Kenyan fintech Cloud9
    NGTechCabal (Africa)

    Alliance, a New York-headquartered crypto accelerator and founder community that invests in early-stage crypto and fintech startups, has invested $500,000 in equity in Cloud9, a Kenyan fintech that provides digital banking services for…

  17. CEO Interview: Blossom Energy
    USCB Insights

    Shimpei Hamamoto , CEO of Blossom Energy , tells CB Insights how they view the market, customer needs, and their company. Tell us about your reactor design. Blossom Energy is a developer of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs). Our…

  18. OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of Mathematicians—Again
    USWired Business

    “There’s a perception of mobster behavior” from leading AI companies, one mathematician tells WIRED as OpenAI prepares to release more than 100 new solutions to unsolved problems.

  19. Executive Interview: Innovative Space Career
    USCB Insights

    Hiroaki Hori , Chief Financial Officer of Innovative Space Career , tells CB Insights how they view the market, customer needs, and their company. How do you define your market and where does your company fit into that space? Want to see…

  20. CEO Interview: V2O
    USCB Insights

    Simone Qu , Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of V2O AI , tells CB Insights how they view the market, customer needs, and their company. How do you define your market and where does your company fit into that space? At V2O, we focus on…

  21. CEO Interview: ExchangiFi
    USCB Insights

    Matthew Bucklin , Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ExchangiFi , tells CB Insights how they view the market, customer needs, and their company. How do you define your market and where does your company fit into that space? Exchange-traded…

  22. India’s JioHotstar takes partnership route for Middle East expansion
    USTechCrunch

    JioHotstar will be offered inside Starzplay rather than through a stand-alone service.

  23. CEO Interview: SatLeo Labs
    USCB Insights

    Shravan Bhati , Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SatLeo Labs , tells CB Insights how they view the market, customer needs, and their company. How do you define your market and where does your company fit into that space? Want to see more…

  24. JioHotstar expands international footprint with entry into Middle East and North Africa
    INYourStory (India)

    OTT platform JioHotstar has expanded its international footprint by entering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market through a partnership with Starzplay. In September this year, the platform expanded into the UK, Canada, and…

  25. The biggest AI security risk may already be inside your company
    NGTechCabal (Africa)

    Half of South Africans surveyed have bypassed their employers’ restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the past year, exposing companies to a new security risk that traditional cyber controls may struggle to contain. Prejlin…

  26. Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior
    USTechCrunch

    Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield 200 with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior, arguing that LLM role-play falls short for market research and brand strategy.

  27. Furientis lands $25M from Benchmark to mass-produce low-cost missile interceptors
    USTechCrunch

    The storied Silicon Valley firm makes its first pure defense investment.

  28. Learn all about scaling, fundraising, founder how-tos, and more at TechCrunch Founder Summit, November 4
    USTechCrunch

    There isn’t a single manual to read or prompt to give an LLM that can equip you with the skills and knowledge to build a company. But on November 4, TechCrunch Founder Summit gives founders the next-best thing: A packed day at Boston's…

  29. Why Airtel Money’s $7bn IPO doesn’t include its Nigerian fintech business
    NGTechCabal (Africa)

    When Airtel Money lists on the London Stock Exchange later this month, it will do so without its struggling Nigerian fintech business. A Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive required the mobile money business to transfer its 25% stake…

  30. Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits
    USTechCrunch

    "We created this program because we believe the benefits of AI will reach most people through the companies that build on top of models, rather than through the models alone."

  31. LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature
    USTechCrunch

    The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy.

  32. Vinod Khosla believes ex-DeepMind engineer’s Wajo will win agent market on trust
    USTechCrunch

    Wajo's Fo agent can hire humans to complete a task.

  33. Nigeria’s global hiring push must create jobs, not just train workers
    NGTechCabal (Africa)

    Nigeria has spent years training young people for the global economy. But for many, the hardest step comes after the certificate: finding a paying job. Hire From Nigeria is the latest attempt to close that gap by linking Nigerian…

  34. NBA announces it’s using smart basketballs and wearable tech in preseason games
    USFast Company Tech

    The NBA is experimenting with two pieces of technology in the leadup to the season, the league announced Monday. Select exhibition games will include a smart basketball that has a Bluetooth sensor in it and can collect data for future use…

  35. British Business Bank backs multi-fund VC Fuel Ventures with €11 million investment
    EUEU-Startups

    The British Business Bank (the Bank) announced €11 million (£10 million) to the Fuel Ventures funds, made through the Bank’s Regional Angels Programme. This programme launched in 2019 to address imbalances in access to early-stage equity…

  36. Bluesky wants to give you your own domain on the open web
    USTechCrunch

    Bluesky says the process will still take 18-24 months, so don't expect your new, shortened 'bsky' handle any time soon.

  37. Emmys will move from broadcast TV to Prime Video in 2027
    USTechCrunch

    Non-Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to watch the awards show on the platform.

  38. Karnataka govt signs MoU with ElevenLabs for Voice AI services
    INYourStory (India)

    The Karnataka Government on Tuesday signed an MoU with ElevenLabs Inc., a global voice AI company, to explore the use of Voice AI for responsible innovation, citizen services and social impact, officials said. The Memorandum of…

  39. Flipkart Big Billion Days sale begins on Oct 9, Myntra ＆ Cleartrip announce similar sales
    INYourStory (India)

    The Big Billion Days (TBBD), the annual sale of Flipkart, will begin on October 9 and its affiliate companies Myntra and Cleartrip have made similar announcements. The TBBD now in its 13th edition will have over 150 million products from…

  40. Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals
    USTechCrunch

    French AI lab Mistral AI has released Mistral Large 4, a new large multimodal model aiming to leapfrog both American and Chinese rivals.

  41. Navya Naveli Nanda’s venture to back deeptech, frontier tech ambitions
    INYourStory (India)

    Entrepreneur Navya Naveli Nanda formally introduced Naveli Ventures, a venture arm of the Nanda Family Office, with a focus on startups and research-led opportunities across deep-tech, space, clean energy, artificial intelligence, advanced…

  42. CEO Interview: Eldaeon
    USCB Insights

    David Dominguez Hooper, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eldaeon, tells CB Insights how they view the market, customer needs, and their company. How do you define your market and where does your company fit into that space? We build…

  43. Pinterest’s AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans
    USTechCrunch

    Pinterest’s new AI-powered Beauty Guides translate hair and nail Pins into salon terminology, with estimated costs, appointment times, and maintenance needs.

  44. Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering
    USTechCrunch

    It's the latest in a string of deals meant to grow Uber Eats into a food delivery behemoth.

  45. Get all your questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The full breakout session agenda revealed
    USTechCrunch

    Get all of your scaling and tech questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Here's the full breakout session agenda, happening October 13-15 in San Francisco. Register now to join and save up to $100, and get a second pass at 50% off.

  46. Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance
    USTechCrunch

    The deal brings together two major streaming platforms, Paramount+ and HBO Max, along with networks including CBS, CNN, MTV, TBS, Comedy Central, and Food Network.

  47. CEO Interview: Dawnguard
    USCB Insights

    Mahdi Abdulrazak , CEO of Dawnguard , tells CB Insights how they view the market, customer needs, and their company. How do you define your market and where does your company fit into that space? The $500B security architecture automation…

  48. Mistral Says Its New AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China
    USWired Business

    With the release of its new trillion-parameter model, Mistral is hoping to demonstrate it’s “still in the race” to build frontier-level artificial intelligence.

  49. Glimpse wants to give hardware companies an X-ray view of every critical part
    USTechCrunch

    Called Explore, Glimpse's new image processing software lets hardware makers speed up quality control checks using CT scanners.

  50. IndiGo to hike fuel surcharge for all flights from Oct 6
    INYourStory (India)

    The country's largest airline IndiGo on Monday announced a hike in fuel surcharge for domestic and international flights in the wake of rising jet fuel prices. The revised charges will be effective from October 6, and the move will push…

  51. Flai’s AI dealership software is booking 50,000 appointments per month
    USTechCrunch

    Flai's revenue has grown 20x in a year, and the company just closed a $27 million Series A funding round.

  52. India's data centre sector has attracted $173B investments since 2021: CBRE
    INYourStory (India)

    India's data centre sector has attracted $173 billion investment commitments since 2021 as investors remain bullish on future prospects, amid increased adoption of technology, according to real estate consultant CBRE. India's data centre…

  53. Cabinet approves Rs 10,000 Cr SME growth fund to boost manufacturing
    INYourStory (India)

    The government has approved a Rs 10,000 crore fund to accelerate the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country, with the aim of providing equity capital to businesses in this segment. At a Union Cabinet meeting…

  54. Cabinet approves proposal to set up Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority
    INYourStory (India)

    The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to set up an Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA), Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The authority will function as the apex body for integrated transport and logistics…

  55. FirstCry-backed Swara Baby Products gets Sebi nod for Rs 1,000 Cr IPO
    INYourStory (India)

    Swara Baby Products, a contract manufacturer of baby diapers, adult diapers and feminine hygiene products backed by FirstCry, received Sebi's approval on Tuesday to proceed with its proposed Rs 1,000 crore Initial Public Offering (IPO), an…

  56. Facebook tests going Reels-first in India
    USTechCrunch

    Meta is testing a new Facebook UX in India that sends some users directly into full-screen video when they open the app, putting Reels front and center.

  57. India among top 10 emerging markets in AI readiness; private AI investment triples: World Bank
    INYourStory (India)

    India is among the top 10 leading emerging-market performers in artificial intelligence (AI) readiness and is well positioned to harness the technology, helped by its large technical workforce, globally integrated IT sector and digital…

  58. SELUTION SLR™ wins historic US FDA nod for in‑stent restenosis
    INYourStory (India)

    The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the SELUTION SLR™ (Sustained Limus Release) Drug-Eluting Balloon for coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR), Cordis announced this month. This is the first and only sirolimus drug-eluting…

  59. Why America can’t build the iPhone
    USFast Company Tech

    For six decades, I’ve worked on product design and manufacturing for companies such as Polaroid, Seiko, and Apple, as well as startups. When I worked at Polaroid and Apple, they still had their own factories and chose to go to Asia to…

  60. Why America can’t build the iPhone
    USFast Company Tech

    For six decades, I’ve worked on product design and manufacturing for companies such as Polaroid, Seiko, and Apple, as well as startups. When I worked at Polaroid and Apple, they still had their own factories and chose to go to Asia to…

  61. Type One Energy raised $200M to build a fusion power plant by 2034
    USTechCrunch

    Type One Energy is betting that its lean approach to fusion power will get a power plant on the grid faster, and investors have rewarded it with $200 million.

  62. The strategy behind Equity Bank’s new digital wallet
    NGTechCabal (Africa)

    Digital banking in East Africa is no longer about moving branch services onto mobile phones. More than 90% of retail transactions at Kenya’s tier-1 lenders now happen outside branches, leaving physical outlets largely as a backstop. Even…

  63. Anant Ambani launches national initiative for animal welfare
    INYourStory (India)

    On World Animal Day, Anant M Ambani, Executive Director of Reliance Industries Limited and founder of Vantara, launched Champions of Care, an initiative aimed at supporting community animal welfare efforts across India through long-term…

  64. Up to 27 times lower carbon footprint than beef – Edonia raises €15 million for their meat-alternative
    EUEU-Startups

    French FoodTech startup Edonia , a B2B ingredient supplier specialised in ready-to-eat-protein ingredients, has raised €15 million to expand the commercial use of its microalgae-based ingredients. The round was led by SWEN Blue Ocean 2…

  65. Startup news and updates: daily roundup (October 6, 2026)
    INYourStory (India)

    YourStory brings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors. Featured stories Why keeping children off social media may not be enough to keep them safe Designing a safer and more responsible digital ecosystem for…

  66. NVM Ventures launches with €23.6 million fund targeting dual-use companies
    EUEU-Startups

    NVM Ventures has officially launched with the announcement of a €23.6 million first close for the NVM Venture Lazio compartment. The compartment aims to build a portfolio of 10–15 dual-use companies at pre-Seed and Seed stage working in…

  67. WAEMU’s free-transfer rule could make cash withdrawals more expensive
    NGTechCabal (Africa)

    6 octobre 2026 Hello , Welcome back to Francophone Weekly by TechCabal , your weekly deep dive into the tech ecosystem across French-speaking Africa. For readers who want to understand Francophone Africa beyond headlines—through markets…

  68. Who owns the wealth beneath your feet? The AI engine exposing Nigeria’s ‘hidden’ miners
    NGTechCabal (Africa)

    Across rural Nigeria, host communities watch heavy machinery dig up their land daily. But ask locals who hold the operational licence, what minerals are being extracted, or what community benefits they are legally owed—and the room goes…

  69. Paris- and London-based Spiko raises nearly €80 million to help businesses and individuals put idle cash to work
    EUEU-Startups

    Spiko , a tokenised cash fund platform with headquarters in Paris and London, has raised €80.03 million ($90 million) in a Series B funding round. The round follows an € 18.9 million Series A in July 2025, bringing its total funding raised…

  70. Crunchbase Data Shows AI’s Most Active Startups Are Becoming Serial Acquirers
    USCrunchbase News

    Some of the AI industry’s fastest-growing startups are becoming serial acquirers, buying smaller companies to fill product gaps, enter new markets and bring specialized teams in-house, a review of Crunchbase data shows. While AI giant…

  71. Pesa is taking its cross-border payments business to Australia
    NGTechCabal (Africa)

    In Q2 2024, the average cost of sending remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa was 8.37% , the highest regional average recorded by the World Bank. Cross-border transfers have also historically involved multiple intermediaries and settlement…

  72. The 6 next big things in data for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    Training data begat large language models—and ever since, they’ve been intimately bound. This year’s honorees include a database tuned for AI agents, a dataset for AI-aided diagnosis of breast tumors, and a platform that gives companies…

  73. The 3 next big things in fintech, crypto, and blockchain for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    Fintech and blockchain technology has seen its fair share of boom and bust cycles in the past decade, from the cryptocurrency explosion during the COVID pandemic to the AI era launched by ChatGPT. But the tech has continued to evolve in…

  74. The 3 next big things from midsize companies for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    The continued growth of AI is streamlining tasks, such as event planning, that once required tabbing between spreadsheets, emails, and vendor websites. It’s also unleashing new possibilities for innovations that can tackle its need for…

  75. The 5 next big things in media and entertainment for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    The next big things in media and entertainment remove friction for both creators and consumers. From deploying AI to handle the tedious aspects of animation to leveraging new technology to make the experience of viewing sports more…

  76. The 3 next big things in global innovation for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    While U.S. companies continue to dominate global news, these companies are solving problems abroad. The three honorees, from diverse industries, are addressing specific challenges in the markets they serve: reducing drag on boats, helping…

  77. These innovations of 2026 could have a particularly broad impact
    USFast Company Tech

    Some innovations have potential beyond the bounds of a single industry. These honorees include a company that is combining AI and advanced genetic life science to better track disease pathology, and another developing models that could…

  78. The 7 next big things in health and medicine for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    As these honorees show, the future of medicine is looking more and more . . . futuristic. They include AI that diagnoses more than a dozen serious conditions from a single abdominal scan, a sci-fi-worthy clinic that reimagines the…

  79. The 7 next big things in foundational AI for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    AI innovation may feel like it’s utterly dominated by a few giants, but the reality couldn’t be more different. These honorees have thrived by zeroing in on specific challenges, including teaching the technology to interpret sensor data…

  80. The 4 next big things in food and agriculture for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    Climate change is making food harder to produce, even as agriculture remains a major source of emissions. At the same time, farmers are contending with labor shortages, rising costs, and pressure to get more out of every acre. New…

  81. The 2 next big things from long-established companies for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    Innovation can be challenging, even for companies with a clean slate. Those who have an established track record of 15 or more years of business must navigate history, culture, product lines, and other entrenched forces that can be both…

  82. These established companies are still innovating like startups
    USFast Company Tech

    As companies emerge from early startup stage, pressure mounts to focus on execution. But they must also have an eye toward opportunities to improve, expand, and serve evolving marketplace needs. This year’s honorees have used AI to…

  83. These big companies showed their innovative side in 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    Large companies have scale, but scale can also make change difficult. This year’s enterprise-size honorees show what happens when established organizations use new technology to rethink core operations, from hiring tens of thousands of…

  84. The 5 next big things in enterprise technology for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    As enterprises scale their use of LLMs and autonomous agents, the big questions are shifting from adoption to control and cost. Instead of providing organizations with generic AI tools, this year’s honorees bring domain expertise and niche…

  85. The 3 next big things in education tech for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    Much of the discussion around AI and young people has focused on what career opportunities may exist in the future. But the technology is already changing education. These honorees have leveraged it to personalize preparation for…

  86. The 6 next big things in consumer tech for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    Consumer technology is at its best when it’s solving problems that exist outside of the tech world. This year’s honorees include better ways to clean your floors, put on your shoes, hear the conversation around you, and practice music…

  87. The 6 next big things in computing, chips, and foundational technology for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    Advances in computing aren’t just about faster processors. As these innovations show, progress is driven by everything from the technologies used to transmit data to the systems that ensure data centers get reliable power without…

  88. The 3 next big things in commerce tech for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    AI is poised to transform virtually everything about online and physical retail, from product exposure and recommendations to consumers even having to complete the transactions for themselves. These honorees are setting the stage for…

  89. The 4 next big things in buildings and real estate for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    As the real estate industry struggles with rising interest rates and ballooning material costs—thanks in part to tariffs—innovation is becoming more and more important. New technologies and construction methods are boosting margins for…

  90. The 3 next big things in spatial computing, virtual reality, and mixed reality for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    The metaverse hype bubble may have burst, but that doesn’t mean immersive computing is yesterday’s news. Technologies such as spatial computing and VR are changing how products are designed, where entertainment can happen, and what kind of…

  91. The 13 next big things in applied AI for 2026
    USFast Company Tech

    2026 may have been the year when AI stopped getting brownie points simply for being amazing. What’s impressive now is AI that performs useful tasks. All the better if it does it quietly, cleverly, and in areas that help humans focus on the…

  92. MeOut Summit 2026: Meet the Pitch Marathon contestants
    EUEU-Startups

    Startups from across Europe are set to take part in an exclusive Pitch Marathon at the MeOut Summit 2026 , held at Budapest’s Akvárium on 25–26 November 2026. The event will feature a Pitch Marathon wherein selected startups will present…

  93. Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI
    USWired Business

    The author of The AGI Chronicles says his book “was written by a very tired, overworked, under-slept human being.”

  94. Game Decompilation, Is This Legal?, A Well-Trodden Path
    USStratechery

    Games are being decompiled, but the real risk to gaming is new games and increased personalization.

  95. Antimicrobial resistance in Africa: The data gap behind the crisis
    NGTechCabal (Africa)

    This contributor piece by Chinaza Esiaba was first published on TechCabal Insights . For years, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Africa has been described through increasingly stark numbers. AMR happens when bacteria and other microbes…

  96. German unicorn Personio acquires spend management platform Circula
    EUEU-Startups

    HRTech unicorn Personio today announced it has acquired Circula , a German spend management platform, to reportedly become the first European platform to unite HR, payroll, and spend management. This follows Circula’s €15 million Series A…

  97. Hamburg’s Procuros raises €20 million Series A to build AI-native infrastructure for autonomous B2B trade
    EUEU-Startups

    Procuros , a Hamburg-based supply chain connectivity platform, has raised a €20 million Series A funding round. The round was led by XAnge, a European venture capital firm based in Paris and Berlin with around €600 million in assets under…

  98. The next chapter for India’s insurtech is about reach, trust, and retention
    INYourStory (India)

    During calendar year (CY) 2025, Insurtech IPOs and acquisitions hit multi-year highs, even as fresh venture funding into the category grew at a slower rate. Investors are showing more interest in insurance technology but also asking harder…

  99. Cybersecurity startup Hadrian raises €35.68 million to scale its agentic AI offensive security platform
    EUEU-Startups

    Hadrian , a London-Amsterdam-based agentic AI offensive security platform, today announced a €35.68 million ($40 million) funding round to fund expansion across EMEA and the U.S. and deepen investment in its engineering and research teams…

  100. Paris-based WhiteLab Genomics raises €23.2 million to accelerate AI-driven genomic medicine development
    EUEU-Startups

    WhiteLab Genomics , a Paris-based BioTech company that uses AI to design the building blocks of genomic medicines, has closed a €23.2 million ($26 million) Series B funding round. The round was led by AVP, an independent global investment…

  101. 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Koko’s clean-up is taking a while
    NGTechCabal (Africa)

    In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Good morning. Last Friday, we published the second installment of our Class of 2016 project on Yoco , the South African payments startup. Before it onboarded a single merchant…

  102. Beyond Appliances raises Rs 110 Cr in Series B round led by Fireside Ventures
    INYourStory (India)

    Kitchen appliances brand Beyond Appliances has raised Rs 110 crore in a Series B round of funding led by Fireside Ventures, with participation from Dharana Capital and other investors. The Bengaluru-based company will use the funding…

  103. Anthropic takes a sly dig at OpenAI before parliamentary inquiry
    AUStartupDaily (AU)

    Anthropic jabs OpenAI over late breach alerts, urges Australia to force AI transparency.

  104. VC funding dips in September despite big deals; More voices join the lineup at TechSparks 2026
    INYourStory (India)

    Dear Reader, PhysicsWallah will no longer lend to students directly. The edtech company’s wholly-owned subsidiary FinZ Finance has agreed to sell a Rs 95.79 crore loan portfolio to Auxilo Finserve, an RBI-registered NBFC focused on…

  105. CDC kills off its $73.3 billion data cente rollout deal with Firmus
    AUStartupDaily (AU)

    CDC ditches Firmus’ $73B AI data-centre blitz after just 2.5% delivered, as a $44B IPO looms.

  106. OpenAI’s Sam Altman says a little bit of bad is the price you pay for good AI
    AUStartupDaily (AU)

    Altman calls AI abuse the price of progress as OpenAI faces Canberra over rogue database access.